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Established 2004

Ruddlesden geotechnical

Ruddlesden geotechnical provides ground investigation, geotechnical consultancy and contamination assessment services.

Based in Exeter, but covering the whole of the UK, albeit primarily concentrated in the South West, Ruddlesden geotechnical was formed in 2004.

Ruddlesden geotechnical works on behalf of a wide client base, including local, regional and national housing developers, housing associations, commercial developers, building contractors, structural and civil engineers, architects, building consultants, quantity surveyors, local authorities and private individuals.

Development projects range from single dwellings and extensions to large housing estates, multi-storey flats, offices, industrial units, roads, slopes, schools, hospitals and basements.

The services and projects listed on this web-site provide an indication of those undertaken by Ruddlesden geotechnical, but others are carried out. If your requirement is not readily identifiable on this web-site, please contact us as we may still be able to help you.

  • AGS
  • Constructionline
  • CSCS
  • SMAS
  • ECFC trust

Latest news

Recent projects

  • Latest news

    20 Oct 2026

    Creative geotechnical photography

    Inspired by her surroundings at RHS Rosemoor, where she was carrying out the ground investigation for a new educational facility, and with one eye on the Ruddlesden geotechnical site photograph of the year competition, Catherine Greed got creative with her site photography recently, framing the dynamic sampling rig within the last of the summer flowers.

    Creative geotechnical photography

  • Recent projects

    Trial Trenches Expose Historical Coal Mining Entries near Bristol

    A combination of trial pitting and trenching was undertaken at a site in an area of historical coal mining to the north of Bristol as part of a coal mining risk assessment. This exploratory technique was used to provide an indication of the natural ground conditions beneath the site, as well as to delineate historical mining features, including mine entries. The trial trenches and trial pits enabled a sufficient volume of the ground to be inspected and historical mining features to be identified and described by our engineering geologist, whilst maintaining a sufficiently safe distance from the historical mine entries.

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  • Recent projects

    Ground Improvement, Shropshire

    To inform the design of an embankment for a proposed highway, as part of the residential redevelopment of a site in Shropshire, Ruddlesden geotechnical were instructed to undertake a geotechnical investigation and assessment. The geotechnical investigation comprised cable percussive boreholes, which encountered a succession of Alluvial soils, including peat, silt and clay to depths in excess of 10m depth. Analyses indicated that the surcharge of the embankment would consolidate the underlying soils by virtue of their low strength, which would likely affect the serviceability of the proposed highway. It was also considered that there would be an insufficient factor of safety on the global stability of the embankment. Ruddlesden geotechnical proposed that ground improvement be undertaken, for example by pre-surcharging the ground and installing drainage, to speed-up the consolidation of the underlying Alluvial soils, to reduce the amount of anticipated settlement in the long term to acceptable levels.

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